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Table 2 Association between ALT/AST ratio and NAFLD in different models

From: Association between the alanine aminotransferase/aspartate aminotransferase ratio and new-onset non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in a nonobese Chinese population: a population-based longitudinal study

 

Crude Model

Model I

Model II

Model III

Model IV

HRs (95%CI)

aHRs (95%CI)

aHRs (95%CI)

aHRs (95%CI)

aHRs (95%CI)

ALT/AST ratio

2.58 (2.44, 2.72)

2.61 (2.48, 2.76)

2.21 (1.97, 2.48)

2.11 (1.88, 2.36)

2.10 (1.88, 2.36)

ALT/AST ratio (Quintile)

 Quintile 1

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

 Quintile 2

2.00 (1.62, 2.47)

2.01 (1.63, 2.48)

1.66 (1.33, 2.08)

1.63 (1.30, 2.04)

1.63 (1.30, 2.04)

 Quintile 3

3.01 (2.47, 3.67)

3.04 (2.49, 3.72)

2.24 (1.82, 2.76)

2.06 (1.64, 2.60)

2.07 (1.65, 2.60)

 Quintile 4

4.82 (3.99, 5.81)

4.90 (4.07, 5.90)

2.99 (2.46, 3.65)

2.86 (2.33, 3.50)

2.84 (2.33, 3.48)

 Quintile 5

7.81 (6.52, 9.36)

7.97 (6.65, 9.55)

3.81 (3.14, 4.62)

3.51 (2.82, 4.37)

3.49 (2.78, 4.39)

P for trend

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

  1. Crude model adjusted for none
  2. Model I adjusted for sex and age
  3. Model II adjusted for sex, age, GGT, DBIL, TG, HDL-C and BMI
  4. Model III adjusted for sex, age, ALP, GGT, GLB, TB, DBIL, BUN, CR, UA, FPG, TG, HDL-C, Height, BMI, SBP and DBP
  5. Model IV adjusted for sex, age, GGT, ALB, GLB, TB, DBIL, SBP, DBP, ALP, BUN, CR, UA, FPG, TG, HDL-C, LDL-C, Height and BMI
  6. Abbreviations: CI confidence interval, aHRs adjusted hazard ratios; other abbreviations as in Table 1